John Muir Trail - Day 16 (Mt. Whitney Summit), California, U.S.A. (September 9, 2008)

More photos from the summit:

Here I am enjoying the views from the summit

It's a good feeling to dangle one's feet off of a 14,497-foot mountain

One of many survey markers dotting the summit

Erin and Ashley in front of the Whitney Shelter

Signing the summit log book for posterity

The highest cairn in the continental U.S.